The year in quality of care in heart failure

Journal of Cardiac Failure

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 443-450

  Rich, Michael W ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Patient readmissions; performance measures; prognosis; quality of care

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH LITERACY; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79957855654     PISSN: 10719164     EISSN: 15328414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2011.04.003     Document Type: Review

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